Power County, Idaho

Power County has a population of 8,133 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $212,900, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $61,146.

Home price
$212,900
Income
$61,146
Population
8,133
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$212,900county
Median gross rent$767county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198064.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$773county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$61,146county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate9.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.7%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.0%county
Economic output per resident$68,937county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.70%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24610county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station147 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths110.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1699county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible63.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,133county
Land area in square miles1,404county
People per square mile of land5.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.6%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age34.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.0%county
Share of households that are one person22.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.9%county
Second languages30.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents216county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-16county
Households that moved in189county
Households that moved away177county
Average income of arriving households$50,640county
Average income of departing households$51,311county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.4 incounty
Annual snowfall22.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days132 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use916 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.2%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.6%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk7.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.4county
Landslide risk19.1county
Hail risk10.1county
Earthquake risk58.2county
Tornado risk5.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk40.7county
Winter weather risk70.9county
Strong wind risk8.6county
Wildfire risk89.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Power County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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